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(Must Watch Video)Skateboarder Saves Quran From Burning

Amarillo : TX : USA | Sep 14, 2010 at 4:19 PM PDT

By ryangeneral

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The 23-year-old skateboarder Jacob Isom happend to be nearby when he heard somebody mention burning a copy of the Quran. Jacob then quickly snatched away the holy book which was already doused in a flammable liquid.

“Snuck up behind him and took his Quran,” Isom told News Channel 10. “He said something about burning the Quran And I was like, ‘Dude, you have no Quran,’ and ran off.”

The incident occurred during a rally against Quran burning organized by the Amarillo Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Sam HoustonSam Houston Park.

The Amarillo Globe-News reports that Isom was wearing a t-shirt with the words, "I'm in Repent Amarillo No Joke" handwritten on the back and he accused David Grisham, from Christian fundamentalist group Repent Amarillo, of "trying to start Holy Wars."

Think Progress noticed that there's a happy ending: "As Amarillo Citizens Against Repent Amarillo's Facebook page shows, Isom made sure the book made it into the safe hands of a smiling local Muslim leader."

This "Dude, you have no Quran!" Hero deserves at least an Autotuned song.

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